The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Master Engineer Richard J. Tobin (ASN: 915468), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 7th Engineers, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Clery-le-Grand, France, 1, 2, and 10 November 1918. On 1 November Master Engineer Tobin reconnoitered a destroyed bridge in advance of our outposts and on 2 November constructed a bridge at the same point while under shell fire. On 10 November he gave valuable aid to wounded men in the face of continuous fire.